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Question Number 42521 by rahul 19 last updated on 27/Aug/18
Let a^(→ ) , b^→  , c^→  be three unit vectors  such that 3a^→ +4b^→ +5c^→  = 0. Then prove  that a^(→ ) , b^→ ,c^→  are coplanar.
$$\mathrm{Let}\:\overset{\rightarrow\:} {\mathrm{a}},\:\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{b}}\:,\:\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{c}}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{three}\:\mathrm{unit}\:\mathrm{vectors} \\ $$$$\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{3}\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{a}}+\mathrm{4}\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{b}}+\mathrm{5}\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{c}}\:=\:\mathrm{0}.\:\mathrm{Then}\:\mathrm{prove} \\ $$$$\mathrm{that}\:\overset{\rightarrow\:} {\mathrm{a}},\:\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{b}},\overset{\rightarrow} {\mathrm{c}}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{coplanar}. \\ $$
Answered by tanmay.chaudhury50@gmail.com last updated on 27/Aug/18
we have to prove (a^→ ×b^→ ).c^→ =0  3a^→ +5c^→ =−4b^→   (3a^→ +5c^→ )×b^→ =−4b^→ ×b^→   3a^→ ×b^→ +5c^→ ×b^→ =0  3a^→ ×b^→ =−5c^→ ×b^→   3(a^→ ×b^→ ).c^→ =−5(c^→ ×b^→ ).c^→   hence  3(a^→ ×b^→ ).c^→ =0        so (a^→ ×b^→ ).c^→ =0  hdnce proved
$${we}\:{have}\:{to}\:{prove}\:\left(\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}\right).\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}+\mathrm{5}\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}=−\mathrm{4}\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{3}\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}+\mathrm{5}\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}\right)×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}=−\mathrm{4}\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}+\mathrm{5}\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}=−\mathrm{5}\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\left(\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}\right).\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}=−\mathrm{5}\left(\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}\right).\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}} \\ $$$${hence} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}\left(\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}\right).\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}=\mathrm{0}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{so}\:\left(\overset{\rightarrow} {{a}}×\overset{\rightarrow} {{b}}\right).\overset{\rightarrow} {{c}}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${hdnce}\:{proved} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$ \\ $$
Commented by rahul 19 last updated on 31/Aug/18
thanks sir.

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